ok thanks for your posts guys. but still there is my question - what is the churches view on these books (deutrocanonical)? how is the church addressing this problem? is there even a problem or am i exaggerating? it seems strange to me that we r not…
learning alhan and being a deacon [glow=red,2,300]is[/glow] a part of life mahraeel, an awesome part of life praising God and upholding our traditions :)
just a point jesuschristlover, the first law of thermodynamics states that the internal energy of a gas is dependant only on it's state:
dU = Q+W
increase in internal energy of gas = heat transferred to gas + work done on gas
you are thinking of …
good move. popekyrilos, that was a spot on description of the causes and solutions of the sin, and having fallen into this sin before, i highly commend your advice :)
i see where you are coming from ilovesaintmark, but as I go to a small church, and therefore cannot have access to any mu'allems or teachers, i have to go with these websites as teachers. but I do see where you r coming from on the "balanced deacon"…
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joe
dear lost,
It is completely natural to feel embarrased by your sins, and in a way it is good, because it shows that you are sorry you did them i.e. it makes your confession complete. Before you confess, you should sit with yourself for 10 mins or s…
lol can I just point out to everyone that this discussion is all over the place - how can everyone keep up with the confusion of conflicting topics lol
sorry just had to point that out...
joe
Dear Safaa,
I'm not taking any sides on this Fr. Matta argument, because there have been countless ones before - but there is no conclusive evidence that Fr. Matta conspired against the Pope with el-Sadat - if you have proof of a link then I would …
good point clay ;). Perhaps your abouna tells the little kids to serve inside because standing outside the altar has more, and more difficult alhan they do not yet know... or simply because the inside deacon replies are much simpler ;D
PopeKyrilos, thats fair enough that in most places, churches no longer follow the rites of deaconship, and all of the rules that go with it, e.g. only deacons, archdeacons, priesthood, or anointed kings can enter the altar, or e.g. only those who ha…
Mikeforejesus m8.....
totally go for learning arabic! Not only are there the religious benefits as highlighted by every1, but from an intellectual side, learning a language helps you massively. Of course communication, and readings, and tamageeds, …
Dear Severus,
Ill address my points again:
1) When I said that he paid money, i didn't say for his ordination, but rather for his membership to the council that ordained him. Ive found a few links about the summary:http://www.coptic.org.au/modules…